House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017

H.R. 351Introduced Jan 6, 2017Policy area: International Affairs

Sponsor: Rep. Mark Sanford R-SC

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 6, 2017
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Feb 16, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 351.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SANFORD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 4, January 6, 2017, Page H195):
Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 6, 2017 ↗
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H.R. 351, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 11, 2025
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September 21, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 11, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

26 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 13 Democrats, 1 other

13 of 26 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Justin Amash (L-MI), Jim Banks (R-IN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Ted Budd (R-NC), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Tom Emmer (R-MN), A. Ferguson (R-GA), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Walter Jones (R-NC), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Thomas Massie (R-KY), James McGovern (D-MA), Richard Nolan (D-MN), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Ted Poe (R-TX), Austin Scott (R-GA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mark Sanford.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Carolina in Congress · SC-1 district

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Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.